FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
79
S. Omar Barker
The Empty Bunk
Ol' Charley's boots with saggin' heels stand empty by his bunk.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
81
S. Omar Barker
Weddin' in Texas
The wedding guests were gay that night with josh and joke and quip.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
85
S. Omar Barker
Vaquero's Valentine
I rode a buckskin pony and she rode a nester's mule.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
89
S. Omar Barker
Bedtime Story
She married a cowboy; He keeps her awake.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
88
S. Omar Barker
Wearin' Daddy's Hat
Through corral dust she can glimpse him, And she longs to call him in.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
89
S. Omar Barker
The Ring-Tailed Wowser
They asked me "What's a wowser?"
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
91
S. Omar Barker
Three Wise Men
Back in the days when cattle range was prairie wide and lone.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
94
S. Omar Barker
Boy Into Man
He's ridin' stick horses before he can walk, He's got a big hat by the time he can walk.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
96
S. Omar Barker
Ranch Mother
She knows the keen of lonely winds, The sound of hoofs at night.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
97
S. Omar Barker
Watchin' 'em Ride
Isom Like was seventy-odd, Straight in the back as a steel ramrod.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
100
S. Omar Barker
Ranchman's Widow
She's got one son a doctor, And a daughter teachin' Latin.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
101
S. Omar Barker
Curly Wofe College
I went up to college and they asked me what I knowed; To justify embarkin' on the education road.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
102
S. Omar Barker
Mountain Ranch Wife
Gray twilight deepens into dusk; Dark shadows blur rail fence and gates.
Cowboy Poetry: Classic Rhymes by S. Omar Barker (1894-1985)
Jodie and Bob Phillips
FC 11 B-44
103
S. Omar Barker
A Frontier Wife
She saw them crawling, closing in, And in her cabin door.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
43
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Why I Am
One day a nice old lady; Asked me why I am a cowboy; I said cause the days are long; And the nights under the stars bring joy.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
44
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Cowboy Pride
With my chest stuck out, suspender bendin'; Walkin' like I just got outta bed; Proud as a peacock; Folks listenin' to what's bein' said.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
45
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Trying to Dance
Have you ever watched some horses; How they parade 'round and prance; How they run, jump and galloped 'way; Maybe they are really tryin' to dance.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
46
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Cowboy Poetry
There once was a burly bearded bard named Bart; And cowboy poetry was his form of art.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
48
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
A Montanan
Give me some land, that is mine; 'Bout half covered with Ponderosa Pine; A lake or river filled with trout; Barn, corral and a place to put my horses out.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
49
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Saddles
There are all kinds; Western, English and side.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
50
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
My Favorite Waterin' Hole
There's a bar at Four Korners; 'Bout six miles west of Bozeman, Montana; There's doctors, lawyers and pool sharks; Auto mechanics and cowboys wearin' bandanas.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
53
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
My Name is Will Penny
It was the line riders shack; Kept you warm so you can rest your back; It was cold the first year; Nothin' more than a rabbit and a deer.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
56
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
The Plaza at Three Forks
I moved down by Three Forks; Where the Gallatin, Madison and Jefferson all meet; To form the mighty Missouri River; And fishin' on all rivers, you catch what you keep.
Cowboy Stuffin'
FC 11 A-06
58
Don "Cheese" Akerlow
Cowboy Haiku?
Greenhorn; Hard Work; Cowboy Poet; Watchin'; Cows
Savvy Sayin's: Lean and Meaty One-Liners
FC 11 A-08
Ken Alstad